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Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., was one of the few senior officials in government to encourage employees to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email from Elon Musk on Saturday that asked them what they had gotten done in the last week.

“DOGE and Elon are doing great work! Historic. We are happy to be participate [sic]," wrote Martin, who Trump nominated to fill the U.S. attorney position after picking him in an acting role.

Martin sent a follow up email on Sunday, which seemed to only add to the confusion about what employees should do in response to the OPM email.

Martin wrote:

"Yesterday, I responded to the HR email from OPM first — before anyone else in government. I did so to help you be encouraged. ...

“Let me clarify: we all will comply with this OPM request whether by replying or deciding not to reply.

“Again, should you reply, please do so carefully with respect to confidentiality and our duties. Please make a good faith effort to reply and list your activities (or not, as you prefer) and I will, as I mentioned, have your back regarding any confusion. We can do this.

“Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. This is a good opportunity for us all to continue to recognize and promote the importance of our work."

-ABC News’ Mike Levine

Air traffic controllers and Federal Aviation Administration employees also received emails Saturday from the Office of Personnel Management asking them to provide around five bullet points on work they accomplished in the previous week, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) confirmed to ABC News.

The union also noted that the FAA's email security flagged the message as "suspicious."

A number of federal employees across multiple agencies received the Elon Musk-directed email from OPM that demanded employees detail their weekly accomplishments and that failing to reply would be considered a resignation.

In a statement to ABC News, NATCA said, "All those who rely on the NAS for travel and commerce understand the vital role our nation’s aviation safety professionals and air traffic controllers play in maintaining its safety and efficiency. Any unnecessary distractions compromise their ability to focus on their primary mission—safely directing aircraft carrying passengers and essential cargo throughout our airspace."

-ABC News’ Ayesha Ali

Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, said that he’d be going to the region this week to negotiate the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire as the first phase nears its end.

“We do expect it, Jake, to go forward. We have to get an extension of phase one, and so I'll be going into the region this week, probably Wednesday, to negotiate that,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“And we're hopeful that we have the proper time to finish off, to begin Phase 2, and finish it off and get more hostages released, and move the discussion forward.”

Witkoff was asked if he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to move forward with the ceasefire, or, on the contrary, if he wants to resume the war to try to eliminate Hamas.

“I believe the prime minister is well-motivated. He wants to see hostages released, that's for sure. He also wants to protect the state of Israel, and so he's got a red line,” Witkoff said. “And he said what the red line is, and that is that Hamas cannot be involved in a governing body when this thing is resolved. And so I think he's trying to square the circle on both of those thing.”

-ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh

In her first major appearance since losing the 2024 presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris gave remarks Saturday at the NAACP Image Awards after being given the Chairman’s Award.

Her message was a call to action at the civil rights organization’s annual awards ceremony:

“Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask ‘What do we do now?’ But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path,” Harris said.

Her remarks included veiled references to both President Trump and Elon Musk.

“While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us,” she said. “The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people.”

-ABC News’ Averi Harper